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pony express

noun as in former mail delivery system

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Stagecoach services, like the pony express, took days to traverse the gutted tracks across the wilderness that still separated America’s nascent cities.

Filippini and other ranchers have sued, staged a "pony express" protest ride on horseback to Washington, D.C., and petitioned for Furtado's ouster.

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Three hours later, this pony express is completed, ahead of schedule and with zero mishaps or escapes.

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Using Form 4506-A is like relying on the pony express in the age of the Internet.

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Taking a week to recognize a job well-done makes about as much sense to them as sending an offer letter by pony express.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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